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California Bans State-Funded Travel To Oklahoma

California is banning state-funded travel to Oklahoma because of policies it considers discriminatory toward LGBT people.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the ban Friday in response to a policy adopted in Oklahoma last month that allows private adoption and foster agencies to deny placements based on religious or moral grounds.

Opponents say it’s designed to discriminate against same-sex couples or LGBT parents. Oklahoma’s Catholic bishops support the law.

Becerra’s decision is based on a 2017 California law that bans state-funded or state-sponsored travel to states that authorize discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

California already bars official travel to Texas, Alabama, South Dakota, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi and Texas. Collegiate California sports teams have still attended games in the states.

Cornett’s campaign released the ad Wednesday, disputing ads by candidate Kevin Stitt that said Cornett is in favor of sanctuary cities.

Former Oklahoma City mayor and gubernatorial hopeful Mick Cornett spent much of Wednesday on the phone trying to drum up support and money for his campaign, but also answering questions about what's become kind of a dirty campaign.

Former Oklahoma City mayor and gubernatorial hopeful Mick Cornett spent much of Wednesday on the phone trying to drum up support and money for his campaign, but also answering questions about what's become kind of a dirty campaign.